noon

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• IPA ^(key): /nuːn/

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Noun

Singular noon

Plural noons

1. (old, no longer used) The ninth hour of the day counted from sunrise; around three o'clock in the afternoon.
2. Time of day when the sun is at its highest point; twelve o'clock in the day, midday.

   We turned the television on just before noon.

3. (old, no longer used) The corresponding time in the middle of the night; midnight.